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Biden's education chief says he avoided 'culture wars' despite goading from GOP governors

Biden's education chief says he avoided 'culture wars' despite goading from GOP governors

WASHINGTON (AP) — While Republican states were working to limit school history lessons and ban transgender athletes , President Joe Biden’s education chief says he was focused on what matters: putting more social workers in schools, expanding summer
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Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event

Biden announces 2 new national monuments in California after wildfires scuttled previous event

WASHINGTON (AP) — In an announcement postponed by the Los Angeles wildfires , President Joe Biden on Tuesday designated two sites in California as national monuments that will honor Native American tribes while shielding picturesque mountains and des
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Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inauguration

Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump's inauguration

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ordered that flags at the U.S. Capitol be raised to their full height on Inauguration Day, pausing a 30-day flag-lowering order following the death of former President Jimmy Carter .
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Liberal fortunes in Quebec may be troubled as third minister ends leadership bid

Liberal fortunes in Quebec may be troubled as third minister ends leadership bid

OTTAWA — The decision Tuesday by a third Liberal cabinet minister from Quebec not to seek the Liberal leadership is casting a spotlight on the party's ability to organize support in a province that has long been crucial to its electoral success.
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Arkansas governor says professors should be fired if they are 'indoctrinating' students

Arkansas governor says professors should be fired if they are 'indoctrinating' students

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov.
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Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump's choice for Pentagon chief

Hegseth confronts allegations of misconduct as senators grill Trump's choice for Pentagon chief

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump's choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, vowed Tuesday to foster a “warrior culture” at the Pentagon and confronted allegations of sexual assault and excessive drinking and questions about his deris
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Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race

Jaime Battiste first Indigenous candidate to join Liberal leadership race

OTTAWA — Jaime Battiste says that if he can't be the most powerful and wealthy candidate in the race for the Liberal party leadership, he hopes to be the most interesting.
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Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway

Democrats boycott first day of Minnesota House session but GOP votes to appoint speaker anyway

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — House Democrats boycotted the opening day of Minnesota’s 2025 legislative session Tuesday in an effort to stop Republicans from exploiting a temporary one-seat majority to remove one of their members.
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Ford praises federal border plan ahead of meeting with prime minister, premiers

Ford praises federal border plan ahead of meeting with prime minister, premiers

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday he's now convinced the federal government has a "phenomenal" plan to secure the Canada-U. S. border in response to Donald Trump's tariff threat — although he didn't offer up any details of that plan.
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Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

Albertans await decision on potential coal mine as public hearings wrap up

CALGARY — The final days of hearings into a contentious coal exploration project in southwestern Alberta were met with protests in downtown Calgary on Tuesday.
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